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Constituency

City of Durham

At a glance

City of Durham is a UK parliamentary constituency in North East, currently represented in the House of Commons by Mary Kelly Foy, a Labour MP. Mary Kelly Foy has represented the seat since 12 Dec 2019. At the 2024 general election it was safe seat, won by a majority of 11,757 votes (28.9%), ranking #546 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 66.2 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Mary Kelly Foy
Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy MP ID 4753
Current party
Lab Labour
MP since 12 Dec 2019
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 66.2 %
1,087 of 1,643 eligible divisions
Region North East
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 3988
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 10
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for City of Durham.

Map

MP voting summary

How Mary Kelly Foy has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 1,087 of 1,643 eligible divisions (66.2 %).

66.2 %

Participation

557

Aye

530

No

28

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 557 / Noes 530

Recent divisions

Division Vote
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Education
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 No
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners
Crime / Justice
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1
Defence
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Energy Tax Transport
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
Energy Tax Transport
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Representation history

Every MP who has represented this seat, with how each voted during their time in office.

Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Safe seat — won by 28.9% in 2024

Majority of 11,757 votes · #546 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

58 % turnout · maj 11,757
Mary Foy · Labour 19,131 (47.1%)
Mark Belch · Reform UK 7,374 (18.2%)
Mark Wilkes · Liberal Democrat 5,920 (14.6%)
Luke Holmes · Conservative 5,221 (12.9%)
Jonathan Elmer · Green Party 2,803 (6.9%)
Sarah Welbourne · Social Democratic Party 178 (0.4%)

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Constituency source UK Parliament Members API
Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for City of Durham?

Mary Kelly Foy is the current MP for City of Durham. Source

Which party currently holds City of Durham?

City of Durham is currently represented by Mary Kelly Foy of Labour. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for City of Durham?

City of Durham's imported Parliament constituency ID is 3988. Source

Where can I find the member profile for City of Durham?

The current MP profile for City of Durham is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for City of Durham change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does City of Durham data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source